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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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June 22, 2021
Pa. Justices Void Waiver, Restore $3.2M Award To Cyclist
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the city of Philadelphia cannot hide behind a liability waiver to avoid a $3.2 million verdict won by a man who was injured when he hit a pothole during a charity bike race.
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June 21, 2021
Trump, Feds Escape Most Claims Over Lafayette Square Clash
A D.C. federal judge on Monday tossed most of the claims in four overlapping lawsuits challenging federal agents' forcible removal of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square near the White House last June to enable then-President Donald Trump's photo-op at the historic St. John's Episcopal Church.
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June 21, 2021
11th Circ. Affirms $3.4M In Royal Caribbean Passenger's Death
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a $3.4 million award to the daughter of a man who died of a heart attack while on a Royal Caribbean cruise, finding that Florida's wrongful death statute, which allows for nonpecuniary damages, applies to the case.
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June 21, 2021
Insurer Questions Coverage In Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit
An insurance company has filed a suit in Georgia federal court seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend the operators of an Atlanta area Red Roof Inn in an underlying lawsuit involving federal sex-trafficking and state racketeering claims.
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June 21, 2021
Tenant Can't Sue Apartment Owner Under Ga. Gang Law
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday said the owner and operator of an apartment complex can't be held liable for a tenant who was shot and paralyzed at the complex under a state racketeering law aimed at gang activity because individuals cannot seek damages under the statute.
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- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
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